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The Philippines’s bet for the new Seven Wonders of the World or New Seven Wonders of Nature, Puerto Princesa Underground River from Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park, Puerto Princesa Palawan Philippines is now one of the new Seven Wonders of the World or New Seven Wonders of Nature but only at provisional state last November 11, 2011 or just temporarily as one of the new Seven Wonders of the World or New Seven Wonders of Nature. Among those nominees that make it on the provisional state are The Amazon Rainforest or Amazonia by Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela; Halong Bay by Vietnam, Iguazu Falls by Argentina, Brazil; Jeju Island by South Korea; Komodo by Indonesia; and Table Mountain by South Africa.
The vote for the real winners of the New Seven Wonders of Nature is still going on and will be officially announce at the first quarter of year 2012 on the official inauguration ceremonies for the Real New Seven Wonders of Nature which means the Philippines’ bet for the New Seven Wonders of Nature, Puerto Princesa Underground River is still in the brink of being eliminated from the top seven unless the Filipino people will continue to vote for it until the official inauguration of the real confirmed winners.

So therefore, let’s hope the Philippines’s bet Puerto Princesa Underground River will be included on the final and official New Seven Wonder of Nature this coming year 2012; so vote now!

This a continued article from “Flights to Philippines Part 1”, in that we discuss flights to particular Philippine destinations, if one is planning to have a Philippine vacation and Philippine travels and if one is coming from Manila Philippines. In that article we have discuss flights to Philippines most tourist destination, namely, Boracay Beach Island Resort Philippines, Baguio City Philippines, and the cultural Vigan City Philippines. In it also we discuss bus travel if one prefers it in their Philippine travels. And now for a continuation of our discussions, let’s begin with top number four most visited tourist Philippine vacation destination.

The second most tourist visited Beach resort in the Philippines following Boracay Philippines is the Pagudpud Beach Island Resort at Ilocos Norte Philippines. Some tourist loves to visit this Island Beach because according to them, Pagudpud is a resemblance of Hawaii or it is like Hawaii due to its long shores and secludedness.

Therefore, if you happen to be at Manila Philippines or Metro Manila Philippines, if you prefer flights to Philippines’ Pagudpud, chances are you will buy a ticket for Laog city Philippines. As I know so far, this is still the well means to get To Pagudpud if you prefer flight travel. This is quite similar if you want to go to Vigan City Philippines. You can ride the Philippine Airlines (PAL) or Cebu Pacific Airline that travels to Laog City. You could check their flight package at their respective websites.

However, if you prefer bus ride or land transportation, you can ride at this terminal if you happen to be at Manila Philippines. Go to Partas Bus Company which is located at Aurora Boulevard, Quezon City in the Philippines which caters travels to Laog City. It is approximated to have 10 hours of travel. Then, if you are already at Laog city, you could ride another bus going to Pagudpud.

Another favorite tourist Philippine vacation destination is Palawan Philippines. If you are from Manila Philippines and wanted or prefer to buy an air ticket going to Palawan Philippines, you could ride the Philippine Airlines or Air Philippines that will took you directly into the heart capital of Palawan Philippines which is Puerto Princesa city, which is only a one hour and five minutes trip. However, if you wanted to go directly to a specific location at Palawan, like El Nido, Cuyo Palawan, Busuanga, or your desired specific destinations at Palawan Philippines, there are flights you can choose to ride depending which location in Palawan you would like to visit. Examples of these alternative flights to different locations in Palawan are the Asian Spirit Airlines, SEAIR Lines, Pacific Air Lines, and the Soriano Airlines. You can inquire about their flight package in their respective websites or hotlines.

However, there is also transportation by sea going to Palawan from Manila Philippines. But it is a twenty hours trip. If you prefer this, you could buy a ticket at WG&A Shipping Company.

There is no by land transportation means going to Palawan if you happen to be at Manila Philippines because Palawan Philippines is an island far away from Metro Manila Philippines.

Welcome to Puerto Princesa City in the Philippines

Having the title as the “cleanest city in the Philippines”, Puerto Princesa Philippines strives to maintain its clean image by fining those who ever caught any littering act either by its local citizen or by tourists. Yup, cleanliness is a serious matter in Puerto Princesa city Philippines even before you put your first step into this city, a flight attendant will warn you like this: “Reminder to travelers: Puerto Princesa is a city that values cleanliness and fines anybody caught littering” You better keep your dirty acts before you step in into this city lest they will thrown you into garbage pit for the city hates dirtiness. To prove to you how strict Puerto Princesa Philippines in their cleanliness policy, here is an example of a true story about this city’ strict policy : There was once a penniless tricycle passenger who was caught throwing a cigarette butt in the streets of the city and was charged to pay fine for it. But because he has no money to pay the fine he was punished to go around the city to seek 10 cigarette butts in the streets. However, he did not able to find any, so he just buy a pack of cigarettes and chain-smoked them and present them to the officer of the city who caught him. What a strict cleanliness policy is not it?

Puerto Princesa has not only gain a respect for its cleanliness policy, but its Oplan Linis policy has gain the More tourists visits and most conferences and conventions have choose their place for their venues. Moreover, it prevents most of its residence from serious health problems.

However, Puerto Princesa Philippines is not all about Cleanliness but it has also places of interest one could visit and explore. Like its parks : Mendoza Park, Capitol Park Square, Baker Hills, Coliseum Park, Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park, and others.

There are also, beaches and bays like Puerto Princesa Bay which is best for mangrove cruises. The Puerto Princesa Honda Bay Islands which are powdery white beaches and dive sites. In the Pandan Island, one of its islands, there is an aquarium of fishes and coral reefs you could found there. Another Puerto Princesa Bay is the Puerto Princesa Ulugan Bay. It is a deep channel in the northwestern coast of Puerto Princesa Philippines where you could find a mangrove forest.

Aside from beaches and bays and parks, there is another interesting place at Puerto Princesa Philippines, namely the Puerto Princesa Cuartel where you could see a restored ruins of a Japanese old garrisons where 143 American soldier prisoners where buried and burn alive there by the Japanese during World War II; the Puerto Princesa Palawan Museums where you could found the Tabon Cave where it is said that the remains of a First Filipino was found; the Puerto Princesa Vietnamese Village, the Puerto Princesa Limestone and Marble Cliffs or Karst Mountains where mountaineers could climb, the Puerto Princesa Waterfalls, and other Faunas and Flora sites.

Anyway, if you wanted to visit Puerto Princesa city Philippines, the city is located at the Palawan Philippines. Actually, it is the capital city of Palawan Philippines.

Palawan Philippines, the Last Frontier?

Why Palawan Philippines is called the last frontier of the Philippine archipelago? Probably, because of its most protected and preserved areas. Such as the Calauit Game Preserve and Wild life Sanctuary where you could find exotic African animals and some endangered endemic native animals of Palawan. However, you could still visit this place only of course with a tourist guide and consent of local government. Aside from this wild life sanctuary, you could see the seven lakes at Coron Bay, Busuanga Islands at Coron Reefs where it is surrounded with craggy limestone cliffs.

Perhaps, the most famous beach resort at Palawan Philippines is the El Nido Beach Resort, however, just like the protected ecological sites we have mentioned above, this resort is also protected. It protects the giant clam garden and the endangered Philippine cockatoo. The giant clam garden are large marine life on the shallow coral reefs of the shore, this marine life are called clam.

El Nido Palawan Philippines is the largest marine sanctuary in the entire Philippines for it comprises limestone cliffs, five types of forest (namely, the lowland evergreen rainforests, the semi-deciduous forests, the forests over limestone, the beach forests, and the mangrove forests), fifty white sand beaches you could choose, three major marine habitats, sixteen endemic and ten endangered species of birds, six species of marine mammals including dolphins and the native “dugong”, four species of endangered marine turtles ( namely, hawksbill turtle, olive ridley turtle, leatherback turtles, and the green sea turtles), one hundred species of corals, eight hundred thirteen species of fish, the Palawan Spiny Rat, the Palawan Tree Shrew, the Palawan Anteater, the Northern Palawan Tree Squirrel, and the Palawan Stink Badger.

The beach resorts you could found at El Nido Palawan are: (1) the Miniloc Island Resort, where you could see a peaceful turquoise-green waters with a backdrop of limestone cliffs. (2) the Lagen Island resort, (3) the Pangalusian Island, (4) the Vigan Island resort, which is also called the as the “Snake Island,” because of its fine natural sand spit (the s-shaped sandbar), (5) the Secret Beach at Matinloc Island and,(6) as well as the Kulasa Beach at Matinloc Island also.

Aside from what we mentioned above there is also another protected area in Palawan Philippines, the Malampaya Sound Land and Seascape, where you could see the bottle nosed irrawaddy dolphins.

By the way, Palawan Philippines is an island province at the Visayas region of the Philippines. How to get to Palawan? You could fly from Manila Philippines into its capital – the Puerto Prinsesa city and from the main capital city do a land travel to the destination you wanted to go at Palawan, however, you should ride a boat going to the Beach islands, for example, of El Nido’ s beach islands.

Palawan Philippines is indeed the last frontier of the Philippines because of its protected areas which, of course, the Philippine government should do because of Palawan’s rare natural treasuries which the Philippines can be proud of. It is indeed an ecological tourist destination a tourist should visit.